乡土教育:概念辨析、学理基础与价值取向

Local Education:Concept,Theoretical Basis and Value Orientation

"乡土"是一个相对的概念,针对不同的人群或同一人群的不同环境,"乡土"的范围是不同的。乡土教育意指学生能在了解与认识自己生长或长期居住的地方的基础上,激发乡土情感、产生乡土关怀与乡土认同,贡献自己的力量来改善乡土环境、促进国家认同之教育。人文主义、经验之塔理论、认知发展论、多元文化教育理论是其学理基础,引导学生处理人与自然之间的关系、倡导学生个性发展、促进民族团结与民族发展是其价值取向。

＂Local＂ is a relative concept,in view of the different population or the same crowd of different environment,the range of local is different.Local education means that students can grow in the basis of understanding their residence or long-term living place,stimulate local emotion,produce local care and local identity,contribute their efforts to improve the local environment and promote the national identity.Its theoretical foundation consists of humanism,experience tower theory,cognitive development theory,multicultural education theory.At the same time,guiding the students to handle the relationship between human and nature,advocating students,character development,promoting national unity and national development is its value orientation.